American college football season
The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season . The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Forest Evashevski , coaching in his 9th (and final) season. Iowa finished as co-Big Ten Conference champions with the Golden Gophers . The Golden Gophers were selected to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl . The Hawkeyes' nine-game schedule was made up of eight ranked opponents and unranked Notre Dame.
Iowa finished No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.[1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 24 No. 10 Oregon State * No. 19 W 22–1243,000
October 1 at No. 6 Northwestern No. 8 W 42–048,109
October 8 at No. 13 Michigan State No. 3 W 27–1574,493
October 15 No. 12 Wisconsin No. 2 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2157,000
October 22 No. 16 Purdue No. 1 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 21–1459,200
October 29 No. 19 Kansas * No. 1 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 21–747,000
November 5 at No. 3 Minnesota No. 1 L 10–2765,610
November 12 No. 3 Ohio State No. 5 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC W 35–1257,900
November 19 at Notre Dame * No. 2 W 28–045,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final AP 15 19 8 3 (5) 2 (17) 1 (23) 1 (34) 1 (46) 5 2 (7) 2 (171 ⁄2 ) 3 (121 ⁄2 ) Coaches 1 (10) 2
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Game summaries
No. 10 Oregon State
[4]
at No. 6 Northwestern
[5]
at No. 13 Michigan State
[6]
No. 12 Wisconsin
[7]
No. 16 Purdue
#16 Purdue at #1 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Boilermakers
0
0 7 7
14
• No. 1 Hawkeyes
0
14 7 0
21
Date: October 22Location: Iowa Stadium
[8] [9]
No. 19 Kansas
[10]
at No. 3 Minnesota
#1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Hawkeyes
3
0 7 0
10
• No. 3 Golden Gophers
7
0 6 14
27
[11] [12]
No. 3 Ohio State
#3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Buckeyes
0
6 6 0
12
• No. 5 Hawkeyes
7
21 0 7
35
[13]
Notre Dame
[14]
1961 NFL Draft
[15]
References
^ Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy (Trophy plaque). Hollingsworth/Manning Hall, University of Mississippi : Litkenhous Ratings . July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2023 . The Difference By Score System
^ "1960 Football Schedule" . hawkeyesports.com . Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
^ "Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
^ "Iowa Shows Offensive Power" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 27, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 11, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 18, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Hawks First – By Big Margin" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
^ "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 8, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa" . Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com . November 6, 1960. p. 1C. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 15, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 22, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com" . Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
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